Bottle attachment.



H. B. DEKEN.

BOTTLE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23, 1908.

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anyone, particularly places from using -t PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY B. DEKEN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

BOTTLE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

Application filed July 23, 1908. Serial No. 445,036.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY B. Dnxnma citizen of the United statearesidingat St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Bottle Attachments, of which the following is aspecificatlon.

This invention relates towottle attach-v ments, the ob'ect in view bingto provide a bottle attac ment in the form of a guard or protectorfor the mouth and stopper of the bottle which, by reason of its peculiarformation, is ada ted to give warnlng to a person that the ottlecontains poison or other contents of a dangerous or harmful nature, thedevice thereby acting to caution at night time or in dark e'contents ofthe bottle.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a device of thecharacter referred to which may be manufactured very cheaply out ofscraps of sheet metal and applied to bottles of varying sizes.

The invention consists in the novel construction combination and arranement herein fully described,fl illustrate and claimed. I

In the accompanying drawings :Fi ure 1 is a side elevation of a portionof a iottle showing the improved device applied thereto. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the device shown embracing the stopper. 3 is a-horizontalsection through the device. Y

The device is preferably constructed of sprin metal such as hard-rolledtin, brass or t e li e, the same being bent into the form of a splitcylindrical collar or band 1 havin one edge thereof, which constitutesthe ower edge, when the device is in its applied position, turned inwardto form a bottom retainin flange 2 coextensive in length with the co laror band and adapted to engage under the usualshoulder 3 formed by therimor bead 4 at the upper extremity of a bottle.

wardly projecting barbs 6 forming rou hened pro'ections on the outersurface 0 he evice, Whi e the u per edge thereof is serrated or notchedto f drm teeth-like rojections 7, the said projections 6- and 7 einnoticeable through the person picking u t e bottle or attempting toextract the cor or sto per 8 therefrom, thus giving notice of theangerous or harmful nature of the contents of the bottle. The height ofthe collar or band is suflicient to cause it to project above the laneof the to of the stopper as shown in ig. 1, thus ma ing it practicallyimpossible to remove the sto per without first removing the collar orband? The retaining flange 2 by reason of being continuous, imparts t erequisite strength, durability and spring to the device while alsoprovidmg an effective re taining means whereby the device is held on theneck of the bottle.

I claim: 7 A bottle attachment consisting of a split spring collar orband of sheet metal havm projections on the outer surfa thereof an evingthe bottom edge thereoi bent inward to form a retaining flan ecoextensive in length with the body 0 the device and ada ted to enga ebeneath the rim or bead on 510 neck of a ottle, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses,

HENRY B. DEKEN. i

Witnesses:

- H. E. Lrvmes'ronn,

WM. R. DUERING.

